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2 Samuel 5:23
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2 Samuel 5:23
New International Version
23 so David inquired of the Lord, and he answered, “Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.
2 Samuel 5:23
King James Version
2 Samuel 5:23
King James Version
23 And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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2 Samuel 5:23
New King James Version
2 Samuel 5:23
New King James Version
23 Therefore (A)David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
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2 Samuel 5:24
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2 Samuel 5:24
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24 As soon as you hear the sound(A) of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front(B) of you to strike the Philistine army.”
2 Samuel 5:24
King James Version
2 Samuel 5:24
King James Version
24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 5:24
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2 Samuel 5:24
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24 And it shall be, when you (A)hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then (B)the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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